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Wednesday 23 December 2009

7 days of library news:

Random House launches Facebook App for readers
"multiple online ways to encourage reading as users discover, share and discuss books"
the manchester lit list, Tuesday 22 December 2009

France 1, Google 0
LISNews, Tuesday 22 December 2009

Southampton libraries roll-out new self check-in system
"the scheme will save it up to pounds 112,000 a year and free up librarians to be able to offer one to one help to people using the libraries" (Via Google News.)
Daily Echo, Tuesday 22 December 2009

Computer taster sessions in libraries
Summary of responses.
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Tuesday 22 December 2009

Reasons to be cheerful
Information & Libraries Scotland, Tuesday 22 December 2009

Libraries Should Be Buying eBook Readers
US article.
ResourceShelf, Tuesday 22 December 2009

One of my favourite articles ever...
'The nonsense of "knowledge management"' (Via @bookofdavid.)
Information Research, Monday 21 December 2009

Two Great SlideShares
Presentations, "Emerging Trends, 2.0 and Libraries", "Fishing in the Rivers of Change ... While Wearing Your Hipboots".
Stephen's Lighthouse, Monday 21 December 2009

Google Loses in French Copyright Case
LISNews, Monday 21 December 2009

Bookstore Night in Buenos Aires Encourages Reading
LISNews, Monday 21 December 2009

Children of graduates are set more homework, says Sutton Trust report
"much more likely to borrow books from a public library" (Via Google News.)
guardian.co.uk, Monday 21 December 2009

Pre-overdues
Information rqeuest, "e-mail reminders to customers".
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Monday 21 December 2009

50 Best Free Tools To Create Perfect Color Combinations
iLibrarian, Monday 21 December 2009

National Family Week 2010
"National Family Week 2010 will run between the 31st May 2010 and 6th June 2010. National Family Week aims to highlight the important role families play in society and encourage families to spend quality time together. Hundreds of museums, libraries and archives participated as partners in the inaugural national Family Week in 2009. In 2010 there will core theme days which museums, libraries and archives can link their family learning activities to. Family Week Story Time on Wednesday 2nd June 2010. Family Week Story Time events will be held across the country, encouraging families to read together. Family Week Road Trip on Thursday 3rd June 2010. Encouraging families to explore a range of activities locally and further afield. Visit www.nationalfamilyweek.co.uk for the latest news and information"
MLANEWS Archives , Monday 21 December 2009

Foundation degree in cultural services recruiting for January
"A three year, part time, distance learning programme aimed at staff working in museums, libraries and archives, providing an opportunity to study while working. For further information see www.anglia.ac.uk/culturalservices or contact Suparna Ghose, Skills Development Consultant on 0845 196 2007 or email suparna.ghose AT anglia.ac.uk"
MLANEWS Archives, Monday 21 December 2009

Summit Paints Picture of Ebook Future
"America's public libraries, introduced to ebooks via NetLibrary in 1999 (now owned by OCLC) and increasingly embracing additional vendors like OverDrive, have to be ready for the next stage in which they may have to play a more curatorial role ... just how this all work in the future? Kneerim and Williams Literary Agent and industry wag Steve Wasserman said it best: 'I suppose we could sum up this entire two-day conference under the headline 'too early to tell.'' But public libraries need to be ready."
Library Journal, Monday 21 December 2009

More and More E-Books Being Stored on the 'Cloud'; Mark Coker from Smashwords Shares His Views
The 'home library' of the future?!
ResourceShelf, Monday 21 December 2009

Programming Skills Could Transform Librarians' Roles
ResourceShelf, Monday 21 December 2009

Boys switched on to books
"Government investment in books"
MLA, Monday 21 December 2009

Manage your ebooks with Calibre
the manchester lit list, Sunday 20 December 2009

IPL plus LII equals ipl2
Internet Public Library.
Library Journal, Sunday 20 December 2009

[EBLIP] New Issue Published
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, Sunday 20 December 2009

Library History Buff Blog: Holiday Books by Mail
(Via @ALALibrary.)
Library History Buff Blog, Saturday 19 December 2009

OCLC survey on library services in current economic climate and future expectations of users
OCLC, Saturday 19 December 2009

Trade warned on deferring e-books
"plans to defer e-book publication until several months after the hardback release in order to protect the format from Amazon's cheap Kindle editions"
theBookseller.com, Saturday 19 December 2009

The London Libraries Change Programme
The Good Library Blog, Saturday 19 December 2009

Start a saucy p-novel in bed, then read the e-version safely at the bank? Google Editions allows E/P bundles
TeleRead, Saturday 19 December 2009

French publishers toast triumph over Google
Times Online, Saturday 19 December 2009

Is this what the magazine of the future will look like?
(Via @e_reading.)
guardian.co.uk, Friday 18 December 2009

Simon & Schuster CEO slams "cheap" digital books
(Via @e_reading.)
Eric Engleman's Amazon Blog, Friday 18 December 2009

Video: The Future of Reading, from The Agenda, TVO, Ontario
TeleRead, Friday 18 December 2009

Library organisations come together to develop best cloud technologies
IWR, Friday 18 December 2009

Handel's Messiah: the Christmas gift that keeps giving
British Library.
guardian.co.uk, Friday 18 December 2009

UK Library RFID Survey update
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Friday 18 December 2009

Want To Be An Innovator? Put Up Your Antennae!
Designing Better Libraries, Friday 18 December 2009

Fine for Google over French books
"300,000 euros (pounds 266,000)"
BBC News, Friday 18 December 2009

Unplugged
"a series of questions..."
From the Chief Executive's Desk, Friday 18 December 2009

Sony Rolls Out Digital Comics Service
(Via Library Journal NEWS FROM THE WEB.)
License, Friday 18 December 2009

Library Groups Ask Justice Department To Supervise Institutional Pricing for Google Book Database
Library Journal, Friday 18 December 2009

Stephen Abram Moves from SirsiDynix to Gale/Cengage
Library Journal, Friday 18 December 2009

Library of Congress Featured in Voice of America Report About Digital Libraries
"how the Library was evolving from the world’s largest library in terms of traditional paper formats to becoming the host of the world’s largest digital collection"
ResourceShelf, Friday 18 December 2009

The ipl2 Beta is Now Online, It’s the New Directory Resulting from Merger of the IPL and LII
nternet Public Library,ibrarians' Internet Index.
ResourceShelf, Friday 18 December 2009

UK: Managing Information Overload and the Info Pro
ResourceShelf, Friday 18 December 2009

WorldCat Grows by Another 4.8 Million Records as a Swiss Library Network Contributes
ResourceShelf, Friday 18 December 2009

Marquette Students Turn Library Into Rave
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
620 WTMJ, Friday 18 December 2009

The 'M' Word - Marketing Libraries: Top 10 reasons media relations will get easier in 2010
(Via @ALALibrary.)
New Marketing Trends, Thursday 17 December 2009

Facebook getting more diverse
Stephen's Lighthouse, Thursday 17 December 2009

11 Of The Coolest Bookcases
LISNews, Thursday 17 December 2009

Cites & Insights 10:1 (January 2010) now available
LISNews, Thursday 17 December 2009

Large Library in a Joint Service Centre
Information request.
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Thursday 17 December 2009

Ebook service using commercial ebook readers
Information request.
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Thursday 17 December 2009

Serving Digital Citizens
PowerPoints.
UKOLN, Thursday 17 December 2009

Trailer trash - do web trailers help promote books?
Anabel's Children's Literature Blog, Thursday 17 December 2009

Children's books that tell the story of Christmas
Anabel's Children's Literature Blog, Thursday 17 December 2009

Points of View Exhibition at the British Library
Anabel's Children's Literature Blog, Thursday 17 December 2009

Scottish teen book of the month
Anabel's Children's Literature Blog, Thursday 17 December 2009

Image of the Day: Trees from Books
Shelf Awareness, Thursday 17 December 2009

Library Quote
Thread of library quotes from PUBLIB.
PUBLIB, Thursday 17 December 2009

More evidence teens have it too easy: EasyBib.com, Google and digital searches
(Via @e_reading.)
Lethbridge Herald, Wednesday 16 December 2009

RH launches free reads on Facebook
Random House.
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 16 December 2009

Random House unveils book-excerpt sharing on Facebook
TeleRead, Wednesday 16 December 2009

UK Society of Authors issues guidance on ebook licensing, royalties
TeleRead, Wednesday 16 December 2009

Save Money With Your Library Card
"card will get you and your family into the D Day Museum free of charge" and more!
AboutMyArea, Wednesday 16 December 2009

Unfiltered Public Access WiFi
Information request.
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Wednesday 16 December 2009

QR Codes Coming to Contra Costa County Public Library
"new and existing library content and services - literally - into the hands of cell phone users"
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 16 December 2009

Sad News from the UK: Intute's Funding Has Been Cut; After August 2010 Service Will Remain Available with "Minimal Maintenance"
"directory of hand-selected web resources"
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 16 December 2009

IFLA wishes all the best for 2010!
Xmas card from IFLA!
IFLA, Wednesday 16 December 2009